From the pen of Raymond Benson comes a unique suspense thriller that blends real-world modern-day crime, historical figures, and fantasy. Rusty "Red" River is a former FBI agent, now a freelance forensics consultant and private investigator, who resides in the West Texas town of Limite. When his ranch hand's newborn son is abducted from the hospital's maternity ward and found dead hours later in a trash dumpster, River resolves to bring the perpetrators to justice. Investigation reveals that a string of similar child abduction murders previously occurred in Texas towns between Limite and the Mexican border. They all have one peculiar "signature" in common - the babies' heads are marked with the Arabic equivalent to the letter "L."River contacts his former girlfriend, a Chicago-based Jewish historian fluent in several Middle Eastern languages, to help solve the mystery. Together they uncover a bizarre plot that stretches from war-torn Iraq to Israel, then to Mexico, Texas, and finally the Chicago area. Even stranger is the catalyst for the wickedness. A mysterious, prehistoric relic is in the possession of the killers - a talisman that has been passed down through the centuries. Saddam Hussein had it. Adolf Hitler had it. Attila the Hun once owned it. It even belonged to Judas.What exactly is the artifact of evil?